...to "Blast it BIGGS, where are you?" before Wedge shoots the Tie fighter following Luke. For all these years that line has been wrong and it never got fixed. WTF???
https://youtu.be/YWtpVvmPxqM?t=546
Maybe it was because Biggs was an old pilot friend of Luke's from Tatooine, maybe like his wingman, whereas Wedge was someone he didn't yet know and had only met at Yavin 4 at the briefing. Luke is annoyed at Biggs at that moment because he's let him down. But when Wedge shot down the TIE tailing Luke, he became a friend as well, maybe his new wingman, or at least second. When Biggs later died, Wedge most likely replaced him.
I dunno, I'm just guessing.
Yes... you are correct.
Luke and Biggs were old buddies from their childhood on Tatooine. Earlier in the battle, Luke had come to the aid of Biggs in a similar situation, shooting down a TIE fighter that was on Biggs’ tail.
When Luke was in the same situation, he was expecting his old pal Biggs to be there for him, hence the reaction. Biggs was obviously busy elsewhere, so Wedge came to the rescue.
So this line is in no way wrong... it was Luke’s gut reaction in a stressful situation, wanting his old buddy to be there for him in a time of need. That Wedge was the one that made it was just a matter of happenstance... it really could have been any other Rebel pilot.
I posted this link explaining the stereo mix says Biggs while the mono mix says Wedge. The mono mix was never used in home video releases, but it should have to fix this error.
https://youtu.be/YWtpVvmPxqM?t=547
I watched the video... and even though he would like you to believe this was some kind of "mistake," it was not. Even back in 1977, Star Wars had been released to theaters in both mono and stereo. I guess that could potentially mean that, depending on where you saw it originally back in 1977, that could have influenced which audio you heard, even back then. At no point does the video on that site ever infer that actors were called back, years after Star Wars was released, to re-record lines that were then used in the stereo version. Even the Beru portion was all recorded prior to the release of the original Star Wars, and then Lucas could creatively decide which version he used in the release.
In fact, if you watch Mark Hamill's lips carefully in the mono mix, you can see his lips are clearly saying, "Biggs" and not "Wedge".
When it comes down to what is correct or not, it falls on the director. If a mistake was made and Star Wars was released with two different audio tracks during its original theatrical run, one in stereo and one in mono, and Lucas decided from the very first home release (before all of the special editions and changes, etc.) that the stereo mix was the correct one, then that's it: that is the correct version, and you or other's wanting to call the mono mix the true mix and the stereo mix a mistake is just wrong. Sorry.
I am fortunate that I have an original VHS copy of Star Wars from when it was first released... again, this is well before Lucas started his infamous tinkering, and on that copy Luke clearly says, "Biggs," both audibly and with the way his lips move. So that is that.
Nope, the scene makes much more sense with Luke saying Wedge before Wedge saves him. Biggs originally had more scenes but was cut from the movie. Luke saying Biggs probably made sense before Biggs scenes were reduced.
shareDoes it matter who saves Luke? I thought the whole Rebel Alliance attack on the Death Star was meant to be a TEAM effort.
The point is, the scene makes perfect sense with the correct audio, but it's odd with the audio of Luke saying Biggs.
shareThe correct audio is what we have. Jamfo said it best, and so did Mark Hamill, LITERALLY with his LIPS: "Biggs".
The correct audio is what audiences HAD in the 1977 mono mix not what ended up on home video. Greedo never fired a shot, either, by the way.
shareBut it's MONO. I'd rather watch a movie in stereo at least, to be honest.
I don't get this obsession with certain Star Wars fans wanting the earliest possible material to be THE definitive version of their sacred movies, no matter how much it's degraded.
The irony is, Lucas himself said that the OOT was not 100% how he intended them to be in the first place, but had to make do with the limited resources available when they were made until he could fix them later, which he went back and did.
So you would watch that horrible, dusty, grainy footage of ANH (another crime, since in your eyes, that's not it's true name neither) with the mono soundtrack over any other? With that logic, the OOT from the laserdiscs released on DVD back in the Noughties should be keeping you happy.
You hardcore Star Wars fans are never satisfied.
Lucas himself said A LOT of B.S. to sell the stupid Special Editions to newbys like you. He swears Greedo was supposed to shoot first despite the script exposing that lie.
Anyway Harmy Despecialized edition includes the correct audio with HD picture so no dusty, grainy, footage there.
I will say I don't agree with Lucas being the only movie director, that I know of, to tinker with his movies, even if Spielberg also did the same for a short while before he saw sense, but ultimately, I'm just a casual Star Wars fan and not a hardcore fan who obsesses over an extremely minor and insignificant character like Greedo.
If anything, it's quite fun to watch Lucas first catch lightning in a bottle with the OOT, making them incredibly influential, successful and popular, and then later damaging that reputation with the SEs, before selling Star Wars off to Disney who promptly buries the franchise by not understanding it.
I am actually more worried for Indiana Jones, another classic, successful and popular movie trilogy let down by a godawful fourth movie with another divisive fifth movie on the way. They should've let Indy and his friends ride off into the sunset and let that be it. But again, Lucas damaged his reputation, and so did Spielberg this time.
It's actually quite fascinating to watch these former excellent directors crash and burn as they have done in the last two decades or so. Another two to add to the list are Peter Jackson and James Cameron... oh BOY.
Agree with this post, the definitive star wars in the original theatrical cut released in May 1977 , no A New Hope Title, simply star wars, Greedo didn't fire a shot, Luke saying Blast it Wedge, which is understandable as Biggs character was cut from the Theatrical release.
shareIt was always “blast it Biggs”
shareThat's the problem. ON HOME VIDEO it was always Biggs, when it SHOULD have been "Blast it WEDGE'' like it was in 1977 mono theaters. Understand NOW?
shareWhat proof do you have that the line was ever “blast it wedge”? Because I have the original 1977 release which is a bonus feature on the dvd and it is clearly “blast it Biggs”
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He still says “Biggs” in the video
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Oh I see. Again I ask was this version ever released in theaters or on video? Every version I have seen (and I had the original versions as a kid) said “blast it Biggs”
Again I have the version that doesn’t even have “Episode IV A New Hope” in the opening title crawl and he still says “Biggs”
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Not only 16mm, 35mm IN THEATERS.
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-sound-mixes/id/15294
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